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  because I got MD'd: Can someone explain how the movement for attacks like guiles super/ultra and ryus ... : maulla
  • DB->D->DF->D->DB->(center)->UF + K DB -> DF -> DB is a flick along the bottom and then back again, the... : boring gegtik
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    Shoryuken is Forward, QCF (quarter-circle arc starting at Down, ending at Forward), punch. : genom
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      no it isnt.. that will work but it's not the core motion. it's forward, (center), down, down-forward, ... : boring gegtik
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        I think i get thrown off when it needs centered. I try to do it all in one motion which normally ends up ... : maulla
        • I guess I stop pressing down on the pad as I move my thumb to 'down' : boring gegtik
        • I usually do it in one fast motion, but the 'centering' part happens naturally. I can't speak for SF4 as ... : avatar_58
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        DF-DF+punch will work in SF4 I think. : Fayk
        • It will. : SiW.
      • Interesting - I've always (since back in the days of vanilla SF2) brought it all the way up to Forward - ... : genom
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  I'm confused, are some of you guys buying the stick without having played the arcades? Why on earth would... : avatar_58
  • Hype. : cookblaze
  • Arcade sticks being preferable to gamepads as a rule of thumb is nothing new for 90% of fighting games. S... : Fayk
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  you need to give that arcade stick to someone who actually knows how to play. : creep
  • Fucking signed. : pancake humper
  • Bah... : cookblaze
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  I'm telling you man arcade sticks = fail. : ieGod
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    Yeah...I think I'll just give up and go pad. : cookblaze
    • sell me your stick! : pancake humper
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      Im really liking the fightpad. I think I will hold on to my order at amazon for the hori ex2 (if it ever ... : maulla
      • The fightpad was great. I'm going to pick one up if I ever see it in stores. : Bull
    • That's what I'm going to do. : Super Sparker
    • Sell your arcade stick to me! :D : TrptJim
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  is that the ok stick or the pro stick : boring gegtik
  • Not the TE : cookblaze
• I cancelled my back order after using yours. :( I beat nova_x once that night but I think the only reason... : Bull
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  i just suck at SFIV. rented it for a few days and sent that shit back. : waxthirteen
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    if you were going to send the shit back SF4 should be sitting on your couch and you should be in the mail... : boring gegtik
    • i'm sorry gegtik, i tried :( : waxthirteen
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  It took me a while to get used to a stick as well, but now it feels great. I still think I might switch f... : mechanicalgrape
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    what? wait, are you saying the cut-out the stick rests in is square, not round? : boring gegtik
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      Depends on the stick you are using but yes some of them are. I know the Hori EX2 and the Real Arcade Pro ... : sigpro
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        once i bought a joystick for my SNES with hardearned money it cost over $100 and I got it home and it had... : boring gegtik
        • The real arcade pro es cost about 120. You can change both sticks to use an octagonal plate though. : sigpro
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      Yeah, it's a square gate, apparently that's what most of the "pros" use. : mechanicalgrape
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        So what's the benefit of switching to an octo gate ? : qwpeoriu
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          I'd have to compare, but I'd imagine it's easier to do circular motions. square: http://lizardlick.com... : mechanicalgrape
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            Oh nice ! Is it safe to assume that comes at the price of diagonals being a bit more difficult ? Seems li... : qwpeoriu
            • Serpico74 is getting an octo, so hopefully he'll post about it. I might order one anyway. I don't think t... : mechanicalgrape
            • That's true about the diagonals. What you should be trying to do is moving the stick far enough to trigge... : TrptJim
          • Circular motion are pretty easy to do even with a square gate. : razlebol
      • Only because those "pros" use arcade machines, which have square gates. : TrptJim
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  I am getting a hang of the 360 D-pad. It is actually not that bad. The double fireball motions for supe... : c_man_tmt
  • I can't get them off everytime either. Argh. : ra1n
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  if you didn't play with a stick in the arcade a lot there's no point. you'll have an easier time with a p... : wtf242
  • Yes...I learned this the hard way. I thought the benefits of the stick would outweigh the learning curve ... : cookblaze
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    except the pad is fucking terrible. : gmd
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      god I am angry just thinking about how bad it is. : gmd
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        You're a bottle of fail, gmd. I played with the pad over the weekend and it was just fine. I could do eve... : ieGod
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          I am talking about the native 360 dpad : gmd
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            you can fix it.. : onji
            • it shouldn't need to be fixed! : Mr.SEX
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      my madkadz pad should come in today from best buy. i hope it's better : wtf242
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        I've had the Madcatz pad now for a few weeks and I've played SF2THD and SFIV -- both are very decent with... : sukabljat
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          So the consensus is that the fightpad is pretty decent, with a good D-Pad on it? The Sony controller's go... : Entity
          • The joypads are good (I came from playing hours on the import Saturn joypads and these are close). The l... : sukabljat
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        isn't it wired? I refuse to use wired controllers they are for dirty homeless people. : gmd
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          holy shit gmd what is with all the bitching recently?! : mwasher
          • the xbox dpad makes me that mad + the dvd drive dying is not helping. : gmd
        • The arcade stick is also wired. Just use it already. : ieGod
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          Nope, it's wireless. : sukabljat
          • on the PS3 it's wireless. 360 is wired. : pyide
        • giant metal dog, wired is so 90's! : CrustaR
    • I'm using this until the Fighting Sticks are restocked: http://www.madcatz.com/Default.asp?Page=264&Cate... : TrptJim
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  Switching from pad to stick is really awkward but just keep at it and you'll find that the stick is a tad... : smackpiece
  • God yeah. I simply can't reliably do charges on the 360 pad or thumbstick. : SiW.
• I just got my fightpad yesterday. If there's any true advantage, it's that the shoulder buttons feel much... : shyguy74

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• not that I know of ... people just get together on the shackservers and play : Nation
• we just play random teams, man. : zerog83
• not really. a couple dozen regulars, and the teams are always quite random. Its good fun. : re-verse
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  There are also some fucking assholes that play on the shack servers. For me its luck of the draw if I ge... : .frame
  • I always try to make sure there are a few names I recognise before jumping in for the exact reason you st... : yosemiteclimber
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    Most of the time people are cool, but yeah sometimes there are some people that take it way too seriously... : bcyde
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      yeah the other night i told some asshole to stop yelling at me. he kept yelling "get this fucking hunt... : virus
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        mute the mofo! : yosemiteclimber
        • yeah i should have. oh well. : virus
        • Can you even mute people in L4D outside of the lobby? : JarEme
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        who was it? : dedgecko
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          I don't remember. It was a shacker though. : virus
          • to be fair to the shacker, I think you're kinda supposed to get the hunter off him : zerog83
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        Could have been Crimson X. He's pretty hardcore, good guy though so I don't mind. : kainen1
        • Skull, Luna, and myself can get pretty pissy sometimes, but I usually try to be encouraging unless someon... : dedgecko
        • skull the troll, maybe, too. they are the felraisers of l4d : feek
        • being hardcore is perfectly fine and I don't mind when people want to play a bit more for serious. Being... : .frame
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        record him, post the clip on the shack so we can all mock him : re-verse
        • hehe I really should fraps more often - registered my copy years ago - never really did anything with it. : dedgecko
• most know how to play the game pretty well, some recent newcomers though which is good. and many don't ... : kainen1
• No, and this would suck hard for everyone else but the A-team. I've been in too many pubs where we're ei... : jingletard
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  sanchez is the a-team. : dmason
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    gnomish likes inviting me to games where I end up on the other team. I think he just like pouncing on me... : bcyde
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      kainen1!one! does this to me too. : midgetherder
      • i just want to tickle you is all midge : kainen1
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    in an informal survey, sanchez is the best player : mXENO
    • i own sanchzz : feek
    • I'm still so angry about that game last night. I demand a rematch, and you can't cheat this time you puss... : mysled
    • Yeah, that was pretty funny. : dmason
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  I prefer coop because I hate playing as the infected but everyone always bails on my game as soon as a vs... : ieGod
  • how can you possibly hate playing as infected?? : zerog83
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  I'm on the co-op Expert A-Team. : DM7
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    Why aren't you on my friends list. : ieGod
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      Add me, I love playing co-op still: http://steamcommunity.com/id/dm7 : DM7
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        Only on Expert though, I wish there was a harder difficulty to be honest.. :~( : DM7
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          Heh. I'll go ahead and add you since I do love the expert co-op on occasion. : DinK
          • I'll be sure to add both of you for some random co-op someday! : DM7
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  Last night . . . Jimmy-Buffet and I (and one or more other shackers) played a PUG versus game against... : ezanga
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    what is said tree hack? : loke662
    • chainsaw : yosemiteclimber
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      ask sparkly : itsjames
      • heeh. : loke662
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    I was there as well (thrallie), on your team. It was hilarious. Those guys got so mad, saying Jimmy was u... : coolbreezr
    • Yes, of course, didn't recognize your name as a shacker. We crushed those bozos. : ezanga
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  I'm a huge noob at L4D and I'm not too sassy! : helvetica
  • you need to be a little sassy to play! : zerog83
• wow almost 2 hours and i didnt get one pity, or one fool reply :p its not necessarily a "match" or "cl... : brainchild420
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  The only person who you don't want to have on your team is C_______o - all he does is make a bee-line for... : dedgecko
  • hahaha there's a few others that are soloists, it can get pretty annoying sometimes. : zerog83
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    Cosimo Piovasco Di Rondo is a great team player! : thief
    • But I don't really do that. Who else are you talking about?! : thief
    • Cosimo Piovasco Di Rondo is a great team player on teams! : zerog83
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  Does everyone have headphones because I find it weird to try to use my microphone with my speakers blasti... : handofthrawn
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    yeah Headphones FTW. Only bad thing is when my wife looks at me while i'm yelling "Witch near railroad t... : loke662
    • haha : handofthrawn
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  What semi-bugs me are the pep's who don't have mics... it's hard to tell whats going on when a boomer b... : loke662
  • I'd like it if you could make a "mics only" server variable : re-verse
  • In my experience, people who I know have mics and are very chatty when in a game full of friends can some... : DinK
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  i am the a-team : feek
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    respect : feek
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      more like, you are the gay-team : kainen1
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        Nah, ateam311 holds that title. : c0bra
        • Hey c0bra, here's a knife. Go fall on it. : ateam311
  • There's only room for one asshole named A-Team here. Sorry. : ateam311
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  You haven't heard about the A-team? In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military co... : mrwolf710
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    http://www.metacafe.com/watch/484499/the_a_team_intro/ : IATEDUST
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      Best show ever. 1st half is talking and "stuff". Last half is always just guns and explosions for like ... : IATEDUST
      • First half is talking and stuff, take a break for a 5 minute welding montage, then finish off with guns a... : ZTac
      • I love the part where they set up the big show-down. : woddemandred
• We are all the A-team! I always play for fun and generally don't take things seriously. I mean, thing... : DHAvatar
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  Each game has its own flavor. It's to easy to take it ultra seriously and literally stop in every corner... : thief
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    The games that have the 'a-team' like players though are nicely competitive and fun. I know who I would ... : thief
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      you would invite incubo am I right : ]pm[chem
      • Stra-tito-tes! : thief
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    If I have a shotty (auto or not) that witch is as good as dead. If you have me on my team - just keep th... : dedgecko
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      Does crowning work pretty much the same on all the difficulties? I hadn't really tried it until recently... : DinK
      • it should. i tried it for the first time today on expert. : Mmmmmoo
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  So I guess the A-Team never play dead air? : Beady
  • we play it all the time... : dedgecko

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• www.digital-photography-school.com : PoopStewart
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  reddit.com it's seem like half the shack get their links from there : askedrelic
  • http://i41.tinypic.com/11wbyok.jpg ROFL : Sailor of Fortune
• i have a friend who's a huge comic book nerd, he reads a lot of comic pdfs. i frequent some gun sites... : xxiv
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  Reddit has a lot of cool stuff, but you might want to turn on the political filter unless you want to be ... : MagicWishMonkey
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    He should turn it on if he wants to know THE TRUTH WAKE UP SHEEPLE! : hawkeye
    • hahah, man that place is fucking bizarro sometimes. : MagicWishMonkey
• www.notalwaysright.com : skelom
• I'm the same way, 95% of my online time is FB and Shack. : marmite
• You should just browse the web list and save yourself some time. http://www.theweblist.net/ : grabbie
• I thought Twitter was dumb, but now I kinda like it (thanks to stuff like this: http://www.shacknews.com/... : ctlaltl33t
• Any of the gawker media sites. Specifically Kotaku, i09, Lifehacker, or Gizmodo. : kelzmelzer
• Same boat, except I'm even worse off since I don't do the social networking thing. Usually it's just the... : darcspeed
• I just started using google reader after rosewood nutted all over it & I must say, I'm liking it as well. : goatjc
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  It helps if you have real world interests. What do you enjoy doing? Cooking, cars, caligraphy? : Xin Jing Client 1a
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    Cooking, writing, reading, architecture, those are the big ones. : Modica Sol Solis
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      cooking: http://bitten.blogs.nytimes.com/ http://www.seriouseats.com/ : MisterClaw
      • I like http://www.whatwereeating.com/ too : action roommate
• when I'm bored: http://www.notcot.org - FANTASTIC art/design blog. : sparkly
• Moddy are you some kind of space alien or robot from the future sent back to study us? : Dave-A
• http://www.popurls.com all you need : Cygnus X-1
• get a something awful forum account : Horn
• I was about to post a thread just like this earlier this morning. Every day I go here, drudge, cracked... : givemesnacks
• Does Stumbleupon work with Safari or Chrome? : Modica Sol Solis
• Stumble Upon is what you need.. browser plugin: http://www.stumbleupon.com/ : wtf242
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  www.stoofoo.net . It's a very friendly community filled with sane, intelligent people. : needlez
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    Jesus. It's like 4chan without the funny. : CapnChaos
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      ^^^^^ : FPSDavid
      • lol. It was just recently trashed, but it gets better. : needlez
• There's a load of great fiction you can read for free at the Baen Library @ http://www.baen.com/library/ : inchwide
• joerlansdale.com : dognose
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  Read philosophy articles on Wikipedia, it's fun to learn about people like Nietzsche or Schopenhauer. : Lone Swordsman
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    i was recently looking at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism : dirge23
    • Gotta love the stoics. : Lone Swordsman
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  http://plato.stanford.edu/ : c0bra
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    http://www.gutenberg.org/files/14471/14471-h/14471-h.htm : c0bra
    • http://www.leaderu.com/offices/billcraig/menus/articles.html : c0bra
  • kitty1.stanford.edu : thekidd
• www.actsofgord.com i dont know if its fiction, if it is it's brilliant : brainchild420
• Wikipedia. Just check the main page every day and find an article that interests you. 3 hours later you'l... : ArcKnight
• forums.somethingawful.com : ErikTehRed
• here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYXa25oXXa8 : packav
• man just take speed tests non stop. Can you ever really know your speed enough? It might change from one ... : haiku
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  www.TED.com : action roommate
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    I have lost DAYS to that site, I'm pretty sure. : Bean
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      Time spent at TED.com is not time lost, good sir! : action roommate
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        it's time ungained. : packav
        • I think I just sprained my brain : action roommate
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    Is there an RSS feed? : Chepito.
    • Better, they have a video podcast. : Arctic Fox
  • My iphone is filled with these videos. They're great for the gym : Horn
• http://www.itsnicethat.com/ & http://www.designboom.com/ two nice art/design/photography sites. : ass-street
• i09.com for the sci-fi fix : whereiwannab
• http://www.futilitycloset.com/ Collection of awesome anecdotes : aeg1x

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• jesus that made me jump haha : niceguynick
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  This is for you MagicWishMonkey. : Lunatic Angelic
  • hahaha, you bastard! : MagicWishMonkey
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  I think she might be faking it. :( http://www.ivona.com/say/MLTOzj2o Possibly NWS, haha. : MaxPete82
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    i lost it when it got to OH : onji
    • Gh. Gh. Ah? : dumb.
  • Hahah : MagicWishMonkey
  • bwaaaahahaha : virus
  • I prefer it when they demean me: http://www.ivona.com/say/iZacxdJU : riptyde
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  I am having more fun than I should be at my age with this. : pauk111
  • Haha yeah I feel like I'm 9 again: http://www.ivona.com/say/LcpJ89un : dumb.
• Haha this works too well: http://www.ivona.com/say/PLpDwDvY : dumb.
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  http://www.ivona.com/say/6ahZDq9J : SiW.
  • ahahahaha : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  haha this is awesome. http://www.ivona.com/say/yhLObsUO : thecray
  • wow that is almost perfect : MagicWishMonkey
• http://www.ivona.com/say/3oJUnCb3 : buzzbat
• http://www.ivona.com/say/v3YniOz0 For some reason I have a clip of a guy saying this on my computer. ... : DonkeyPopsicle
• http://www.ivona.com/say/iBagmYLE : coolbreezr
• http://www.ivona.com/say/CWzEFO7d : nova_x
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  http://www.ivona.com/say/33oij66F : freshyk
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    what's up with the pronunciation on the last one ? : botch
    • http://www.ivona.com/say/ot7CMxRj : jasoncrowley
• Never gonna "desert" you! ahahah : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Dr. Sbaitso owns you still : grandmasterlee
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  http://www.ivona.com/say/6ahZDq9J : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    I'm a moron, part un: http://www.ivona.com/say/WJB4Zzil : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Part deux: http://www.ivona.com/say/WJB4Zzil : Mad Brahmin Disease
• http://www.ivona.com/say/CWzEFO7d : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  http://www.ivona.com/say/IEZ2eEM5 : grandmasterlee
  • ^^ Canterbury tales : grandmasterlee
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  http://www.ivona.com/say/MLTOzj2o : swenkcahs
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    Damnit! http://www.ivona.com/say/7sCprw9m : swenkcahs
    • A bit better timing, but only one verse: http://www.ivona.com/say/jNdlDQ4Z : Hiro
• this is cool. I like how the other languages can handle letter combinations with ease that the english o... : deathofrats
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  http://www.ivona.com/say/IEZ2eEM5 : Solstice
  • Bah stupid clipboard http://www.ivona.com/say/SYJgrCqA : Solstice
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  this reminds me of calling myself via www.ip-relay.com for hours on end, laughing hysterically the whole ... : botch
  • Those people must fucking hate their jobs. The only time I've ever heard it used is for dicking around. : buzzbat
• Driving in socal. http://www.ivona.com/say/LB2sSAZm : skitzo
• It's really hard to get the polish lady to sing the Safety Dance. >:( http://www.ivona.com/say/dLFWNXBr : deathofrats
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  http://www.ivona.com/say/lgZ3bSTZ : Utopia
  • Opps http://www.ivona.com/say/5RirSCXS : Utopia
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  can make the rick roll sound better with some punctuation http://www.ivona.com/say/en7ibBPZ : bRAINsick
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    http://www.ivona.com/say/en7ibBPZ : Morgin
    • http://www.ivona.com/say/YrnaqxBd : jasoncrowley
• http://www.ivona.com/say/foRW7YZS : coolbreezr

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  I've never seen a kindle, are they really that awesome? : MagicWishMonkey
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    they can't be. it's just a book at the end of the day. i've read books before. : xxiv
    • now if it was like one of those scroll things that roll out to an LCD display or something like val kilme... : xxiv
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      thats what I would think too but people seem to have such a huge hardon for them, makes me wonder what's ... : MagicWishMonkey
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        It's a new and shiny thing. Granted, I've NO experience with them, so my insight into the reasons beh... : ForestCreature
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          I'm on Shacknews, I don't need anything past New! Shiny! Also I'm trying to reduce my life to get down... : Deathlove
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            But what will people put on bookshelves if they don't have books? : ErikTehRed
            • It's perhaps a sad reflection of my Reading habits until a couple of years ago that my game collection ta... : rock elf
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        I'd be interested if it wasn't $360 US. That's insane. : Entity
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          yeah same here. I can get a netbook for that and it will do tons more AND be backlit. If the Kindle2 was... : Old_Fart
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            I bet your netbook can't do the following: Read on a single charge for up to 4 days with wireless on. ... : LilCrypto
            • I guess you only read the part of my reply that shows without clicking on it? I would LOVE to have a Kind... : Old_Fart
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        I want one for textbooks. The idea of having all my school books in that thing so I don't have to carry ... : deject
        • Yeah I would've stabbed a kitten for something like this when I was in school. PDFs on a laptop don't cou... : SenorSpine
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      I only use my computer for doing math. I'm actually posting this from a TI-89 : not work safe
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        That would be so awesome. You could call it the Shalckulator! : Delaric
        • I bet you could write a latestchatty for the TI-89 ... argh, look here's a tcp/ip stack in 27kb: http:... : jcupitt
    • lololol this is funny : proclone1
    • Not just a book, wikipedia as well. : shaffe
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19163790 : conandan
    • haha, my thoughts exactly. : MagicWishMonkey
    • Bahahaaha! Oh. INDEED. : ForestCreature
  • I want to put it in my mouth. :( : Deathlove
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    the CEO of Amazon was on the Daily Show last night and the Kindle is really fucking thin. like it's prob... : mikecyb
    • haha, I'll have to check that out on comedycentral.com, I've never seen anything but pics of a kindle so ... : MagicWishMonkey
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      Seriously, that was the most annoying fucking laugh ever, but like you said he can buy and sell me into s... : Deathlove
      • Damn that laugh is just crazy. : menar003
      • Yeah, my wife said the same thing. : Ride-My-Rocket
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      I hear Jeff Bezos laughs a lot in general, and it's very distinctive - employees know he's in the hallway... : Postal
      • God, I think that laugh would drive me nuts hearing it all day. : hawkeye
      • it was pretty obnoxious but the guy prints money so who gives a fuck : handofthrawn
      • This is true. : Iwannaacura
    • Bezos is infamous for his laugh : suqur
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      I read an article on the NYTimes recently (today?) and the thing that impressed me the most -- which I ha... : Ride-My-Rocket
      • My mother has a similar one from france. It just changes the polarity so either the black or white pigme... : kingdepork
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        that's actually really cool. also a good counter-argument to "LOL BOOK THAT RUNS OUT OF BATTERIES" thoug... : mikecyb
        • It would be pretty cool if they added an acceleration based charger, so just picking it up and moving it ... : uncleanmonkey
        • my mom has a kindle, reads every night and charges it a total of once a month : Yanks
        • the part that'd uses the battery the most would be its wifi connection. Which they claim to last 4 days. ... : Sailor of Fortune
      • The e-ink : Iwannaacura
      • yeah, to really dumb it down the display is basically like an etch-a-sketch. : Prozium
• Deathhate :( : blindi0815
• you mad : want to
• RAAAAAGE : Rehevkor
• Mine's in Tennessee. : Sailor of Fortune
• How are you ever going to enjoy books without a kindle 2 in your hands! : crazywigga
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  So how many books do you have to read so that it "pays for itself"? : Xin Jing Client 1a
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    minus the gift card I used on it, if I buy the $30 books for $10, its take me 18-19 books. But a lot of b... : Sailor of Fortune
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      Tell me about net connectivity. How much does that cost, can you browse Shack? : Xin Jing Client 1a
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        no, it just has 3G connection to amazon Whispernet to their site to buy books and stuff. And then there's... : Sailor of Fortune
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          You have a web browser and you can access any site. Obviously some sites will work better than others, I... : scythide
          • Actually yeah you're right, There are websites (mainly blogs) that cater to the Kindle (much like any sit... : Sailor of Fortune
      • The shack makes bitches out of the mightiest browsers, I can't imagine the Kindle could survive. : hawkeye
      • http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/technology/personaltech/24pogue.html : Ride-My-Rocket
• Dude, but...what about that New Book Smell? You get to keep the New Book Smell! She doesn't! : ForestCreature
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  The thing that sucks about the kindle is that a big pleasure of reading is the loaning of books to friend... : re-verse
  • Tell them to get a Kindle and register it under your account as well. : Sailor of Fortune
  • This is one my few complaints about my kindle. I talk to my friends about books and they ask if they can... : scythide
  • tell them about these awesome places called libraries! they have books that they'll let you take home! : deject
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  i keep asking my wife if she wants one. She reads all the damn time and still refuses to get one. She p... : jedi_27
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    it's not the first time your wife has made a terrible decision : Deathlove
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      yeah that one time she thought about sleeping with you . . . it still haunts her :( : jedi_27
      • so that's yet another person she thinks about sleeping with, you're a generous guy : proclone1
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    she needs to see an e-paper display, like the Sony Reader -- it's not paper, but it doesn't have the look... : Postal
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      i have tried to show her, but she wants nothing to do with them. It's not the same is all i hear :) ... : jedi_27
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        And you want to convince her because... : guigr
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          i just think it would be easier. Go download the book instead of going to the store. : jedi_27
          • Browsing a book store isn't a chore, it's half the fun. : Ebu
• I'd mod mine into some kind of nice leather bound book. : ShadowRam
• Oh yeah? Well fuck you too buddy. I don't even own one... : avatar_58
• It doesn't seem like you really even save any money on most Kindle books. Sure, new books and bestsellers... : suqur
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  Nah, I have my NDS + dslibris. : Spoetzl
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    e-paper blows away LCDs for reading text. There is no comparison between the two. : Horn
    • but can you read in the darK? : Spoetzl
  • lol, reading on the DS is terrible : derelict515
• I think I am the only one on this website that doesn't read books that are not at work in my office rela : gmd
• just go pick one up at best buy, I'm sure Phil can tell you where they are at in the store ;D : RobFlinn
• * B O O K W I T H B A T T E R I E S ' D * : virus
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  Update: I got home and MY WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFE asked me to make her some tea and when I went for the tea th... : Deathlove
  • w00t! : deject
  • Nice! : Ormsbee
  • Fuck her. Fuck any of you that are getting one. Fuck your families, fuck your co-workers, fuck your frien : DrWaffles
  • Wife pwnage, nice! : SenorSpine
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    kindle 1 or kindle 2? : proclone1
    • 2. She put the order in before Xmas and it got upgraded when they did the announcement. Is best wife! : Deathlove
  • Fuck her. Fuck any of you that are getting one. Fuck your families, fuck your co-workers, fuck your frien : Githyanki
  • Please post pics and divx of wife if hot as celebration. Thank you! : Athlon7
• KEEP UP WITH THE JONESES ' D or something I don't know : Downforce
• I just want it with a backlight, then I'd be sold. i read a lot at night and having a reading light on is... : hirez
• I have an older one but want a new one! : thief
• Fuck me. Mine arrives Thursday. :) : LoioshDwaggie
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  Any news on monospaced font support for programming text? : ahlee
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    This was a note in the recent 1.2 update: A new software update for Kindle has rolled out. This update : scythide
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      Oh shit. : Goncyn
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        I feel like I need to buy one now. : Goncyn
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          I'm trying to find a book with an example but the samples I'm downloading still have their code blocks in... : scythide
          • It would suck if the code blocks had been changed to a variable width font in the e-book, making that fir... : Goncyn
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  Questions for those of you who have one: 1) Is the page swap fast? They say "20%" faster, but I don't ... : uncleanmonkey
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    Not sure about the Kindle 2 (ordered one for the gf) but my Kindle 1 has been speedier since a recent upd... : scythide
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      Well "front light then". Just a strip of light around the edges that lights the surface from the front. I... : uncleanmonkey
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        Neither kindle has any lighting. The new sony ereader that has a touch screen does but they say the ligh... : sKetchflow
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          Ugh. Once they figure that shit out I'll happily drop 500 bucks on one... : uncleanmonkey
          • amazon sells a clip-on light that they recommend for the thing. I'm sure it's alright. : DinK
• I just use my iphone. Screw having a special purpose device for everything. : S1ing B1ade
• I know one day I'll probably end up having to buy most of my books as ebooks using some sort of reader, b... : Anti_dentite
• Calm down. Have some dip. : Endymion_
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  I want one, unfortunately it's not supported in Canada. Fuck you amazon. Also monopolistic Canadian cell ... : MrBig0
  • Amazon plans "international releases" in 2009, so maybe :) : Postal
• I wish I took a bus to work instead of driving myself so that I could take advantage of something like th... : Dynotaku
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  There is no way any Kindle will ever smell as good as areal book : dognose
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    Seriously. There is little that is more comforting to me than the scent of a bookstore or library, especi... : ForestCreature
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      HIJACK: do bookstores make you have to take a shit? : mwasher
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        NO! However there is a slight stirring whenever I smell newsprint as a dominant note. Especially is there... : ForestCreature
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          what the fuck, lady : Majuju
          • Yes? What here shocked you, name that is unfamiliar to me? : ForestCreature
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        Yes! I've pooed everytime I've gone to a library since I was a toddler. Someone explain this to me. : renegade732
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          You're full of shit. : deveus1
          • ROFL : .Jayson
        • would you shit bricks if you went to the library of congress? : r3ckless
  • The obvious solution is to cut out the pages of a real book and put your kindle in it. : SenorSpine
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    You can buy Kindle book perfume packs that are like glade plugins. : rosewood
    • Don't toy with me rosewoof :( : dognose
  • perfume canister in the reader. BAM! : Postal
• Sure it's smaller but my iPhone works really really well : Katarn3279
• New gadget? Joy. : romulan
• MINE IS IN THE MAIL :D Any day now....annnnny day now..... : skinlab133
• Mine's been "in transit" for...8 hours now. O_o I'm curious what that truck driver has been doing all da... : LilCrypto
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  why are kindles better than, say, stanza for the iphone? : Clay
  • Much larger screen, vastly longer battery life, easy to use buy and download interface directly to the Ki... : LilCrypto

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• This from the Oscars right? : cjcharv
• she's single now. : whistletits
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  I don't know if it's her hair or makeup but she looks very meh in those pics :( : sanchez
  • It's because Heroes is very meh right now. : Goblin au
  • Maybe it's that she's wearing a glorified set of curtains : Entity
• i find her strangely unattractive. she has a somewhat appealing exterior but the proportions are really w... : Hoax
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  omg look how innocent and untainted she is. i'd wrecka;ldlj;fjlsk jkl'asdkl; jaaaafjkl;l;l;l;l;l;l;aghi... : Phil
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    Oh god, someone call 911 : action roommate
    • LOL : Phil
  • She's tatted up. Tainted! : ra1n
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    lol untainted. $10 says she has dudes elbow-deep in that snatch on a weekly basis. : riptyde
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      /closes eyes LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA!!!!!!1 : Phil
      • What does it matter? I mean, one would hope she's sexually experienced. : Lone Swordsman
    • don't defile that old mans fantasy. its the only thing that keeps him alive. : Hoax
    • yeah, I mean look at that armpit tat : conandan
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  Not sure what the attraction is with her. No tits, a bit chubby, kinda has a "Miss Piggy" look to her. ... : Thresher
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    I can't see her ribs, therefore I dub her Lady Chubbsington. : Kaerof
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      I guess there has to be a better phrase. She's not really pudgy yet, but she is kind of short and stocky... : Thresher
      • Stocky is more accurate. When I think chub, I think big hips and guts. : Lone Swordsman
  • Yeah, she was a cute kid, but she's far less adorable now than she's growed up. : mittense
• haha, they're like the dreams I had as a kid when I turned up to school without any pants. : pieman
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  I don't know how girls wear shoes like that and don't want to kill themselves from the pain. : notd665
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    Fuck yeah, that hurts so good. Hayden needs a foot massage, don't choo, my widdle biddy midget sex doll.... : Phil
    • wtf : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Phil has finally cracked! : eseiat
    • Jesus Christ Phil. lol. : Ormsbee
    • lol. This scared me a little. : Head Rush
    • hahaahahahahahahahah : Downforce
    • hahaha... wow : Shadowdane
    • You should probably just resub to WoW : pancake humper
    • I think he just became Gollum-Phil : bRAINsick
    • This is both informative and funny! : hashd
    • lol : action wombmate
  • They don't wear shows like that without wanting to kill themselves from the pain. : OverloadUT
• moo? : valael
• OH MY FUCKING GOD HER SKIRT IS SO SHORT THANK YOU SIKANDER : disposition
• Still looks 12 :( : ColoradoCNC

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  I think Im gonna snag it on steam tonight. I know I shouldnt since I have so many fucking games to play,... : maulla
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    Same , just wondering if anyone has bought the retail version and added to steam without issue ? I've got... : Shin_Chan72
    • I think the game requires steam activation for DRM, so its probably the exact same thing. : maulla
    • I bought it at best buy, installed (off disk) and added to steam no problem. : unjustend
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  Is there a demo at all anywhere? I'm thinking about getting it before a business trip for my laptop, but... : sevogajre
  • demo was on steam, but it was mp only. dunno if its still there or not. : rmjackson
• First game in a real long time that I've thought about when I wasn't playing. I really like replacing th... : hawkeye
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  buy two and gift one of them to me plz : Degenerate
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    ok : pancake humper
    • aweeeet! : Degenerate
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    i thought i saw you on XBL playing this the other day? must have been some other trickazz busta : Dave-A
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      not me man! : Degenerate
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        i'm sure there are a lot of degenerates on XBL : trOmblyj
        • RIP degenr8 : pancake humper
        • I think theyre all under the age of 13 too : Degenerate
• I'm probably going to pick it up because of all the love for it but I'm waiting for amazon to carry it. : Horn
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  don't confuse a very vocal minority with a vast majority. By all means i love this game and pretty much p... : Klebold
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    I dunno, after hearing what Nick Breckon said about the game on the latest Idle Thumbs podcast, I want to... : pancake humper
    • the SP campaign is indeed very awesome. Don't expect more than 15hours of play though (if you are going f... : Klebold
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      yeah its all about what you like in a game. Their comparison to Syndicate isnt too far off.... you have ... : barichnikov
      • Yep, I am much more a fan of small strike forces raping faces than huge base building. Also, LOOT!!!!!!!!... : pancake humper
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      it's a good game, but definitely play MP too. games with 3+ shackers is where it's at : ]pm[chem
      • I play too much WoW to worry about another MP game. : pancake humper
    • Nick talking about it is what clenched it for me. It's a blast - love this game. : zakazi
    • I'd say it's more like Diablo's loot system. It's all random drops aside from the mission reward which is... : Psigun
    • I hate RTSs (although I love TD and DOTA), and I'm really liking the game so far. So even with no MP, it'... : zehh
• Haven't touched the MP, but the SP is pretty great. The Syndicate comparisons are not far off. : tashtego
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  I picked it up. It seems to have some really horrible performance issue on my Seven machine. After ~ 30 m... : LoioshDwaggie
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    I think there's a known bug that causes poor performance on dual-gpu machines. :( : walker270
    • Oh, how very nice. (To developers) Fix ur sht! : LoioshDwaggie
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      link? I have not read about that, although I did read old nvidia drivers and vista32 machines running a ... : ]pm[chem
      • I thought I read it in the thread of confirmed bugs on the relic forum. Don't have a link, though.. s... : walker270
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  Since we are talking about DoW2: Am i correct in thinking that the healing aura ability on the apothacary... : Klebold
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    No, it's a permanent healing aura. : disposition
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      i mean the ability called "healing aura" he gains from using the tech 2 armour. : Klebold
      • Yeah, he freezes when you use it. : ImageOmega
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  I LOVE this game but I suck. I have trouble keeping track of all my dudes and their abilities. I just e... : amrbean
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    if you have trouble keeping track of too many units then just invest in a few very expensive units and us... : Klebold
    • Single player, I meant. : amrbean
    • Single player, I meant. : amrbean
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    Bait tactics. Set up a suppressing unit somewhere behind cover with your tac squad. Use jumpers or scouts... : disposition
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      I've got this green jumppack for my commander, it's so hype, I even get some 50ish health from it. He jum... : geedeck
      • The scouts are awesome. Most of my SP missions are completely based off the scouts. Once properly powered... : zehh
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    i came to just know the 1 2 3 4 shortcuts.... in my case, 4 is always the jumppack guys, 3 the mg squad, ... : barichnikov
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      Learning the shortcuts really changes everything. Esp when you hold shift to select sets of guys and queu... : zakazi
      • !!! Didn't know the Shift select command. That will help! : amrbean
    • yeah just like sc or war3, setting up hotkeyed squads is incredibly important. : ]pm[chem
  • pause key : CRasterImage
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  SHACKHYPE'D : kainen1
  • Nope. : disposition
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    i think it surpasses shackhype since the game is legitimately good : dantastic
    • proof: its been almost a week and people are still playing it, shackhype usually ends up being half the p... : dantastic
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    I dunno about that. This game was "yay MP" before release with no mind to the SP campaign - then after it... : zakazi
    • I know it had this effect on me for sure. : kpxkrnjc
    • Yeah, this happened to me. : disposition
    • Indeed sir this is what occurred : TheQuad
    • Yup. The single player took me by surprise and I lubs it. : Goncyn
  • Genuinely deserving of it too. : Sailor of Fortune
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  I picked this up and I can't even get to the menu. The CPU spikes into the 90s before the THQ video is d : Lunaran
  • http://community.dawnofwar2.com/viewforum.php?f=45 for tech issues, but to avoid the movies, launch with... : ]pm[chem
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  would it be weird if my ringtone was orks going "dakka dakka dakka"? : eeeealmo
  • Only if I was there, cause I'd think It was my phone ringing. : Smirks D
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  So, do Thule, Cyrus or terminator devestator squads ever pick up swanky gear? I found a swanky armour ... : A Sponge
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    Since you mentioned Cyrus being useful I've been playing with him and I freaking love it. I don't use him... : zakazi
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      Are the shotguns any good? I didn't use him at all but I saw the shotguns and thought, "LOL, he can't st... : hawkeye
      • Shotguns are powerful early on for the knockdown but yes, eventually he is too fragile to really get in t... : A Sponge
      • Not sure yet, I just started using them. The explosive shot seems generally useful but I doubt it's a bos... : zakazi
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      Neat! I'm glad you have experienced the joys of sploding everything unseen. My Cyrus has the trait which ... : A Sponge
      • Yesss, it's freaking great for search and destroy missions. Working on getting that trait now. Have a fee... : zakazi
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    I found a few assault cannons for the Dreadnaught and there were some pretty fancy terminator armors on s... : hawkeye
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      I guess the drops are against me. Now I know this, I'll be using my patented Diablo II mantra, "Come on..... : A Sponge
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        I really, really wish they'd built some sort of item purchasing/tradeout system, because the random drop ... : Majuju
        • Totally agreed. Getting ranged shit when you need more melee equipment is just annoying. : hawkeye
        • I have found 4 or 5 flamers and I never use 'em. That being said, I still like the random element. Ha... : CRasterImage
      • Wow, I never thought of that, no wonder I could never track down the assault cannons in Diablo II ;( : hawkeye
    • If you give the Termie armor to the assault marines, they are automaticly outfitted wtih Thunder Hammers ... : CRasterImage
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  Can I sell my steam copy? If so, 25 bux. : kgargonmagrix79
  • nope : dael
  • you'd have to sell me your steam account name, but I would be in the market for a 2nd copy. : unjustend
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  You should. Also does how about that Iron Halo ability? I got it early on but I can't seem to swap it out... : zakazi
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    Iron Halo is better when you get the ability that gives you energy for every kill - you can mow through s... : Majuju
    • I can imagine, I haven't grabbed that ability yet though I may try for it. Right now I seldom lose the sh... : zakazi
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  reminder: shack DoW2 steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/shackdow2 if you join it, other peop... : ]pm[chem
  • Can I get invite? http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197986992528 : K0LM
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    I haven't got an invite yet, would appreciate it if you hooked me up : darklink28
    • This is vicious28 : darklink28
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    Could I get an invite to this group too? mooglebean on steam : moogle
    • http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197961273727/home : moogle
  • could I get in ? http://steamcommunity.com/id/barichnikov : barichnikov
  • i want in on the invite bandwagon. http://steamcommunity.com/id/zeenophobe/ : xenophobe
  • ^^^ all people above this post are invited : ]pm[chem
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    anyone else? : ]pm[chem
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      put me in coach : flubba79
      • you're in! : ]pm[chem
  • http://steamcommunity.com/id/silentbobuk81 INVITE PLEASE :D : silentbobuk
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  I like how well xbox live and steam integrate with the game. More games should do this! I love steam, bu... : quazar
  • Dude I disagree...perhaps you don't have the right type of friends on your Steam list, but I have shitlo... : kainen1
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    personally i wish it was one or the other. Not both. I am not sure why i am logged into both for one ga... : jedi_27
    • Yeah if you could join friends from steam, and see what they are doing, there would be no use at all for ... : re-verse
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  I haven't even bothered to check, but is there a demo still available for this? : yosemiteclimber
  • there was a beta/demo for a full month before release : dantastic
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  The victory conditions in multiplayer annoy me. You can virtually annihilate an enemy and still lose, be... : Lone Swordsman
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    this comment baffles me. they're named 'victory points' and must be protected. and if you just killed h... : ]pm[chem
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      Not if I'm using my army to destroy theirs. I'm not keen on using my army to just hold onto points, even... : Lone Swordsman
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        Victory points are awesome. If you want to do a lot of killing, then victory points are king, they offer... : unjustend
        • this is a pretty good point of view : ]pm[chem
      • well that's the point though. its a control points game. play anihilation if you want. (lol nobody ... : barichnikov
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    Perhaps you would rather play the Annihilate mode. : dirge23
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      I must have missed this... : Lone Swordsman
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        The Annihilate mode has no victory points, you simply destroy the enemy's base. It takes ages! : A Sponge
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          Melee the base. : walker270
          • With Guardians. : project13
    • which would ironically result in less combat : aeg1x
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  What's the deal with this sniper gearset I got with my copy of DoW2? I activated it via the Live interfa... : CrustaR
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    Yes, you only get it with a new campaign. : kpxkrnjc
    • I have to start over?!? flak;sdjs;kfdasgip234j1234rdsfg : CrustaR
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    Did you read the card? : Sailor of Fortune
    • Yeah. : CrustaR
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      Next question, please. : CrustaR
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        Do you like the cawk? : carnivore
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          No. Next question, please. : CrustaR
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            Will I get laid this weekend? : disposition
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              No. Next question, please. : CrustaR
              • Are you not as ungay as a straight homo if you don't not fail to answer this question? : dumb.
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                What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? : yosemiteclimber
                • African or European? : hirez
  • I want codes for the rest of the gear, I only have the chapter gear :( : jayares
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  Running with -nomovies got me past the movies crashing my system, granting me access to all the myriad ot... : Lunaran
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    -nomovies is a lifesaver. I still can't believe Relic thinks it's a good idea to force users to watch in... : kamarov
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      Pretty sure the movies are forced only the first time you run the game. : crummynz
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        yep, only the first time. : thecray
        • you guys stole his thunder : kpxkrnjc
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  Damn you people (and Nick Breckon). This better be fun. >:( : sevogajre
  • I'm not yet convinced it's 50 bucks fun but it IS definitely a fun game. : razorblade79
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  I fucking hated the MP when I was trying to do random 3v3 games, but I started to try 1v1 and that's a lo... : valael
  • I can't handle 1v1 but 3v3 with a team full of shackers is bliss. : re-verse
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  steam has crashed twice while accessing the store to purchase this, maybe its a sign :( : maulla
  • a sign you should buy faster! seriously, I wish i could buy another copy for my wife, but she won't play ... : re-verse
  • it's a sign you should go to the store and buy it :D (just don't crash doing that) : pukerat
• THQ is a bunch of fags and won't release it to Japan. :( : Nighteyes

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  Did the beta get reset? My account doesn't work. : crummynz
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    Accounts are still active, just the stats were reset. Should even have your same config. : Lionel2b
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      didn't they mention something that if your closed beta account hasn't been used in 3 weeks it will be wip... : Prozium
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        trying to read forum board but no sign of this info yet. I'll keep on the lookout. : Lionel2b
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          Here's the shacks story on it. Says that it's 28 days of inactivity. http://www.shacknews.com/oneartic... : Prozium
          • Welp my account is dead - though I swear I logged in a couple of weeks ago. : dumb.
  • make sure you login with the QL account, not the old beta gateway account : patd
• QUAKE LIVE is loading now… : Cashh
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  Im number 1703 in the queue... jeez : IgnoramusSA
  • I'm 7931. Fuck this. : freshyk
• Great. Now I have to wait in line. : WaterSign
• Don't think you could play even if you wanted to. Site is running soooo slow and I've had to redo the tra... : Lionel2b
• this reminds me of the line ride except i can do it at home : burningpantsman
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  They should let you play Doom while you're waiting to get in. And while you're waiting to get in to Doom ... : GloriousCow
  • can i play commander keen first? : crust
• I was never in it before and I can't get the site to send the verification code that's provided in the co... : grabbie
• 8391 ..... : EagleSweet
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  good luck getting in. I'm 8348 in line. : jonin
  • ahh fuck it. : jonin
• 7076 in the queue... ouch... : crust
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  This is gonna be fuckin awesome :-D : vile
  • yaaaah just like 10 years ago except no jibs! :( : mindshot
• anyone know what the performance will be like if i run QL from a vm on my mac? : j0nchan
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  queue is going to top 10k pretty soon. retarded : Turd Ferguson
  • I'm gonna go do something almost as fun, play wow. : Turd Ferguson
• Should be interesting to see how the player numbers work out in the next week or 2. I hope it does well s... : scythe_guildhall
• Damn. No. 8,666 in the queue. Think I'll skip it for now and try some other time. : Attica Blue
• the site just borked out as I was signing up :( : sparkly
• Great. I refreshed and now I'm 16,000th in line. : WaterSign
• Position in queue: 14739 : Old_Fart
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  Position in queue: 16145 wow : Bumpmapped
  • 23,106 more to go! : Matt Burris
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  I got position 17589! Guess I'll play this some other time. : DHAvatar
  • 29782 wow...fuck this. : JohnnyRey
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  If you ask me, the fact that it has a queu system makes this a bust. It defeats the purpose of what they... : Matt Burris
  • open beta... : derelict515
  • Yeah, I'm sure this is just a result of it being beta, the kinks aren't all worked out yet. : scythe_guildhall
• For those of you not in the beta, you're gonna love this! : TEXIT
• Position in queue: 25922 someone has got to be DOSing it : TroZ
• Position in Queue: 29906 : mrasparagus
• Position in queue: 30900 :( : d0gbert
• 32183.. wtf this is worse than Mal'Ganis! : g0nk
• okay something isnt working right. I've been stuck at the same queue spot for about 25 minutes now. : IgnoramusSA
• if only they could work out getting Rocket Arena. : The Warthog
• what the fuck? there is queues to play???? jesus. so funny considering the was barely anyone ever on duri... : Skoal^Fyfan
• oh shit I'd better wait in a queue for 3 days instead of just starting up quake 3 or openarena. what are ... : thebigbeefsandwich
• bah. fuck it, Windows only. : g0nk
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  uh? 36 000 in queue? what is this gay shit : Utopia
  • lol I just did it now and I'm 35,300 :) : MikkleThePickle
• wow I love those tips when you're filling out the form, slick as hell : MikkleThePickle
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  Hey I went from 16145 to 14495...so I guess I'll be ready in like 8 hours! : Bumpmapped
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    looks like it's moving pretty fast... like 1000 in 1 minute or so : MikkleThePickle
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      really mine hasn't move in 1/2 hour.. still 7076 :( : crust
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        actually it's been over an hour, has anyone actually moved up yet in the queue? : crust
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          When I made my post below I was #35k and as I'm making this post I'm about #25k. : Prozium
          • I'm #1500 now, I was 35,000 when I made that post right above this one : MikkleThePickle
• fuck this. : Lawgiver
• So since I got the "must confirm account" email I guess it's safe to assume that my account/name is now r... : Prozium
• Queue finally seems to be moving. : WaterSign
• Bummer, from 2-4 decently packed servers in beta this overflow. Jumping in and just playing was the attr... : Visceral Monkey
• does anyone know if the medals have been implemented yet? Im so stoked for that, i was just watching the ... : IgnoramusSA
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  i can go find my quake 3 + team arena disks, install them and actually play faster than waiting in line t... : X-GOUKI
  • They deleted accounts inactive for 28 days once they made it open beta. : boughton supreme
• #375 and falling. WOOT! : WaterSign

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  or Mash the Button : blindi0815
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    I think Button Mashers is a good name actually : Begawkiness
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      Yeah, there is already a band and a website by that name. : re-verse
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    Too console oriented. I need something that can apply to both. : socksta
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• Flashback : LoioshDwaggie
• CouchPlay : Trips
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  Podmip 4. It's relevant, it's topical, it's edgy, it's in your face, it's cute, it's soft, it's adorable. : A Sponge
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    r_podmip 4 please :) : blindi0815
    • NO. PODMIP. JUST PODMIP. : A Sponge
• big black dicks fucking tiny white chicks : Luminair
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• Ultra Combo : Begawkiness
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• Insert Coin : Begawkiness
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  InstantCast Even the majority of people who troll the General chat in WoW can figure that one out. : Derringer
  • I like this idea. : LoioshDwaggie
• Fuck it, we'll do it live! : sr71photo
• Pause/Unpause? : thief
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  how about AFK : packav
  • Haha : CrustaR
  • No. : socksta
  • didn't IGN have a podcast called that? : Dave-A
• Rectally Charged : Begawkiness
• Bullshot : acheron
• Combo Breaker. : kelzmelzer
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    Polygoons : Begawkiness
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      that's a good one : smegmar
      • People would probably associate it with SA though. : hoov1185
• "Notplaying" or maybe "downtime" : yemeth
• GLHF : braaains
• The 8-bit : goatjc
• I always liked "Game Theory" and the guys who did that podcast hung it up so maybe you could bum it off o... : Schnapple
• ShadyLamps. : deathofrats
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• Shazpod : egg5hen
• lamps as in it will talk about the shack community? Why not something easy like lampsandgame? : re-verse
• Screaming Monkey Stick : jbury
• Eaten by a Grue : Ormsbee
• i just registered the domains for all of these : feek
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• Cooldown. : David Craddock
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    Dammit this one should win. : Solstice
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      Too console oriented but I like this type idea. Its just too specific to Mario. : socksta
      • Too specific? Really? : Ebu
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• Spawn more Overlords : darkT
• SLTC but never explain what it means. : greydog
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• Grabbin' Pills : Snuffles-
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  • dot com : rgoer
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• The SpawnPoint : disposition
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• push to continue : inchwide
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• Invisible Walls : Begawkiness
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      Just "WASD" would be such an awesome title. : quadeh
      • already taken :/ : blindi0815
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  • two guesses, disqualified! : inchwide
• Going to steal an earlier suggestion: InstaCast : LoioshDwaggie
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• RCON LiVES! : dedgecko
• Platform Specific : Begawkiness
• F5 Gaming MouseBusters : Solstice
• lives and levels : marmite
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• IDDQD : CrustaR
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• gamecast : Fredrik S
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• gamercast : coolbreezr
• Productivity Killers : Begawkiness
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  • How about "The Lan Lies Down on Broadway" lolololol : Thund3rball
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• Run & Gun : inchwide
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• Up Up Down Down -- Start Select : LoioshDwaggie
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    I have to say, I like Crate Expectations : smegmar
    • haha me too : Begawkiness
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• "high resolution" -- clarity for your podcast. : thief
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      • What about "Universal Ammo" as a podcast name? : Dave-A
  • I almost posted 'We Liked IW podcast', but I didn't want to set you off. : lightly inclined
• SOMEONE ON THE INTERNET IS WRONG : Schnapple
• The Nintendo Cartridge Blowjob : Schnapple
• Another Gaming Podcast : Dave-A
• Totem Recall podcast : lightly inclined
• GamerTalk : virus
• GameTalkLive : virus
• Bind Any Key : blindi0815
• Forced Update (FU for short) : smegmar
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    Penny Arcade'd : smegmar
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      Is that what their show's called? : ThomW
      • When they do one, yeah : Schnapple
      • Yeah, on the rare occasions they put one out : smegmar
  • Even better - GameWith.Us ho ho ho : ThomW
• Bonus Experience (or something involving experience as a gaming reference) : deveus1
• L33TCAST : shackwack
• Pixel Chat : Awun
• Thumb Schtick : Awun
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  TITS ASS XBOX PS3 : SockMonkeh
  • Tits Monster : smegmar
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  Loading Time : Begawkiness
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    Does anybody know what time it is??? Looooading Tiiiiiime : Begawkiness
    • Only if we can get a 25 year old Pamela Anderson to be my assistant on the show. : socksta
• Wiggle Stick. : Lone Swordsman
• Robert Z'Dar Hotline : tomservo
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  Press Start to Continue : Amadan
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      Ominous piles of ammo : Amadan
      • Skimpy body armor : Amadan
  • This should have won. : gooblerampling
• Fair Game : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Amounting to Nothing : Awun
• Rock, Paper, Shotgun. : pieman
• rape train. : Hoax
• Casticles : notdeadyeti
• Sound Plus Vision (kinda like the David Bowie tune but not quite), Tech Romancer, or Podgasm. : kainen1
• computercamp, games n browses, games n lamps?, gamy whinedows, putergeek, putercom, cellerdoors microhard... : minigomp
• 5 more minutes : ra1n
• Calling in Sick : DrWaffles
• ptmch part time model comedy hour fpsdavid approved : Hoax
• Left 4 Tourettes ? : blindi0815
• Broken Mice., Scarred Thumbs, IDpisspodcast, World of broken mice, Smashing Keyboards. Impulse 9. : Durandal07
• Kill Screen : Ormsbee
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      Bah.. I thought I had thought of Head Shot first. : digital_d
      • I'm surprised it's not on hear 20 times lol. : Thund3rball
  • Garry's Pod : Thund3rball
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• Neckbards : Bamtan
• Lag : prime8
• Poor Posture : Begawkiness
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• Game Lobby : prime8
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• pixels and divx : marmite
• Extra Ammo : freakynipples69
• No Lag, Just Pod : botch
• Life Gauge: A video blog for game nerds. : DrZettl
• Unlimited Ammo : smegmar
• Audio Video : inchwide
• GameTrain : zippynipple
• Pre Rendered : smegmar
• I love the cast : Moonraker7
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• GG : mnsnota
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• Over the Flagpole. : ejectorpod
• Incoming Transmission : yAak
• Square Circle : inchwide
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• iPodcast : shirif
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• It's Lupus : Visceral Monkey
• Video Games : lakren
• Latest Chatty You can easile get a spot on the LatestChatty.com site I am sure. : Ratalon
• Zombie Vegans : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Preemtive Strike : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Raging Boners : aeg1x
• Beyond Full Retard : blindi0815
• Initial Spasm : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Gastronomicon Flatulabia : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Vidiots. : edgewise
• take aim! : headbone
• Hard for Software. : edgewise
• Powerup's : TPSReport
• Illogical Insta-Gib Pixel or Illogical Gib Pixel : conandan
• Intraluminal Crystaloid Power : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Discrimination : Xin Jing Client 1a
• My Kung Fu Is Better : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Carpal Tunnel : Gojirah
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  • Insert Disk 1 : digital_d
• Here's My Ultimate List of Project Names Fitzgerald's Wreck Tanzanite Purportedly Plastic Watchi... : Xin Jing Client 1a
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    Side B : Yanks
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      hahahaha dude you won your own thread : Yanks
      • Shackers - The Next Generation : socksta
  • this is an amusing name : dantastic
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  Only Shackers Will Listen to This : sharpie
  • It does have video as well. : socksta
• What The Game, WTG for short. : Bean
• "A Winner Is You" : guido anchovy
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    Barrel Roll : phokz
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      I am Error : phokz
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• /M-m-m-monster Combo]/ : anhero
• "d-pad" : cpt_gloval
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  Up Up, Down Down : WhatIsThisFor
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• Either "Joystick Jigging", or "IDKFA" : cptn.peachfuzz
• Requesting a Pickup : johnwissinger
• instaGibberish. : ecclesio
• Joysticks. L4D, amrbean. thanks. : amrbean
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  Barrens Chat. : lechuck59
  • oh god lol : yAak
• Capture the Flag : Wisp!
• Unauthorized Transmission : Moonraker7
• The internet killed videogames. : hirosushima
• We Play lol : Cashh
• Player One : Xin Jing Client 1a
• LampuServ : Schnapple
• Twitch Fest : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Calibrated Joysnickers : Xin Jing Client 1a
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    ...it would capture the 13 year old white teenager suburban Xbox Live demographic. : socksta
    • ...and you'll be rolling in the moneyhat$!!!! : Skoal^Fyfan
  • but it'll never get listed in iTunes :( : Postal
• Quick Twitch Reflex : ejectorpod
• Gaming Day : djustifier
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  • http://www.the-minusworld.com/wp-admin/images/Apr08/GBW/DoubleDragon/DoubleDragon.jpg : socksta
• Ectoplasmic Lather : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Unforeseen Consequences : Moonraker7
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  • Geeze, 350 replies. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE SOCKSTA??!!? : locater16
• Point Taken : Xin Jing Client 1a
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  • Eff Ten : smegmar
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• Point of View/Killzone : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Free Wall Hacks : okhelosir
• Press Start : Phreakin
• got next : .Jayson
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  Casuals killed the videogame star Radio on the Internet Four red lights and a crowd of dust Red Circle... : critch
  • I really like Radio on the Internet : deveus1
• Noclip : WhatIsThisFor
• Battle Grave V : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Political Incoherence : nickjolly
• DOWNLOAD THIS : grandmasterlee
• Link to the cast : Moonraker7
• Postpwned : TabsAZ
• Reload Cafe : Xin Jing Client 1a
• My stick is bigger than yours. : razlebol
• Incendiary Fragments : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Grenade! : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Videology! : punchdog
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  Time up, Thanks everybody I really appreciate it. I will post the winner in tonight's ER. In case anybody... : socksta
  • ...so you're saying there is a WINNAR? : Skoal^Fyfan
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  Golden Bullet Times : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • I wanted to post my alternate Days of The Golden Bullet. : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Double-Jump : melkore
• Alt-fire : scosno
• User In Her Face woot. Winner with 4 minutes to spare! I'll take DoW2 since I already have L4D. Thx! : Cihte
• Nerd Rage : hoov1185
• Blood Flood. : Xin Jing Client 1a
• Escort Mission Aeris Dies Quicktime Events : Cottc Cid
• MY VIDEO PODCAST : fsck
• -NoClip (refers to your deft audio skills as well as a game cheat) -Respawn Countdown -Podcast Achievem... : gooblerampling
• God Mode, iddqd, : prime8
• better than chess : hamachi
• Best damn game podcast ever : jonin
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  • eot. : aeg1x
• 99% : hoov1185
• LOADING, Please wait : Ebu
• Achievement Unlocked : whore
• You Are Dead. : jjjapan